Chinatown has seen a surge in visitors recently due to the looming Chinese New Year.
Last weekend, it was observed that although the large crowds were masked, it was impossible to maintain safe distancing as the area was too overcrowded, with Safe-Distancing Ambassadors struggling to control the crowd even with police help.
The Singapore Tourism Board has since revealed that 34 people have been fined in Chinatown since January 15 for failing to adhere to Covid-19 guidelines; including not wearing masks and gathering in groups larger than 8.
Pulau Ubin is home to many of the friendliest stray dogs you’ll ever meet, including beloved siblings Kopi-O and Teh-C, who were named by the people who live there.
Below is Kopi-O interacting with a visitor and enjoying a little head rub.
Image source: Felicia Gan Facebook
The dogs like to follow visitors around, acting as a “guide” to them, and the darker coloured Kopi-O would chase away wild boars who get to close to the visitors.
Image source: Terence Tan Facebook
However, it has since been revealed that 2-year-old Kopi-O was involved in a Hit-and-Run accident with a taxi.
Kopi-O was then given a burial.
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Source: Phillip Lin
Kopi-O’s brother, Teh-O was then seen laying on top of his brother’s grave, in despondent mourning.
A video surfaced online showing a couple of Chinese workers, presumed to be collecting rubbish in their rubbish truck, having a heated argument with an Indian guy, whom we presume to be a foreign worker.
As the argument got increasingly heated, the bigger built Chinese man started pushing and shoving the slenderer Indian man, throwing in a few slaps across his face, as the Indian man desperately tried to block his blows and defend himself.
The police were then called onto the scene but even that did not seem to abate the fight.
A student has died after falling from height at Yishun Safra yesterday (Feb 3).
The boy who passed away is believed to a student from Anglo-Chinese School(Independent), the 15-year-old was taken to the hospital after the incident and died earlier today.
According to Straits Times, the school was taking part in an activity which was organised by CAMELOT (Outdoor learning and training company). The instructors of the event have been questioned by the Police.
We have reached out to the school for more information.
A 35-year-old long-term visit pass holder served a Stay Home Notice at a dedicated facility from 6 January to 20 January upon reaching Singapore, and her swab test done on the 17 January was negative.
The woman then took a Covid-19 pre-departure test on Tuesday 2 February ahead of her flight back to India, her test result came back positive on 3 February and she was taken to KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital.
The asymptomatic woman’s close contacts, including her family members, have since been placed on quarantine and isolated.
Singapore’s total Covid-19 cases now stands at 59,602.
A man sued his neighbour and claimed that he was harassed by his neighbour who lives two floors away for having Wifi with electromagnetic waves causing discomfort and distress.
The male resident Yan of the apartment claimed to be suffering from “electromagnetic wave hypersensitivity”, referring to the “harassment” of electromagnetic waves in the female neighbour’s unit separated by two floors.
The dispute occurred at Geylang East Avenue 2, the victim claimed that the Wifi has caused him “physical and mental torment”l. He also alleged that the neighbour Mr Tan deliberately installed a Wifi Jammer and multiple Wifi networks which generates electronic waves and harasses him.
According to Zaobao, the defence lawyer stated that there is no evidence that the defendant electromagnetic waves are the ones that affected him neither any evidence was presented that the “victim” was affected through radio jammers and wireless networks.
Man suffering from “electromagnetic wave hypersensitivity”
The man claimed that he was diagnosed by a French doctor that he suffered from such condition however he did not have any evidence presented to the court.
Investigations has revealed that the doctor who allegedly gave such a diagnostics was not in the fields of neurology and electromagnetic fields
A Singaporean guy recently posted on Facebook after his girlfriend ended a 4 year relationship with him after she cheated on him. He stated on how she was in serious debt but she still tried to make him settle his debt even after cheating on him which ended their relation.
Here is the full story.
I ended a 4yrs plus relationship (longest ever for me)with my ex-gf because she cheated on me. After the break up, she kinda expect me to help with her debt situation. Before the break up, I was the one working my ass off and finding ways to reduce her debt situation. She quitted her job right before covid19 lockdown, not planning for her future and how she should have enough savings before quitting. She just threw all her problems to me.
Months of me struggling, due to her not working for close to 6 months without income. In between I was so stressed up that my wrist was injured due to overworking. And all she cares other than finance, is her needs. I told her i needed to rest and recover, she said you can you can use other parts of the body. Everyday i am working my ass off and resting when i can to have my wrist recover in time while she is just doing nothing at home for months. All her meals are cooked by her retired parents and sometimes her mother is the one washing her clothes where she don’t even contribute to any household items. I was the one travelling to supermarket getting the food and all for her whole family especially during the lockdown. (I was staying with her and her family)
I feel sad for her old aged parents because I feel that they don’t deserve to continue feeding her abled daughter. And please, she is 30 this year, not handicapped and she has a bachelor degree!
And so she finally got a job as an advisor for wealth planning. Not an easy job, she knows. Yet she tries to do things easy way out, wants to succeed fast without even working hard enough. She has no credibility, not hardworking, inflexible in her work and especially her attitude, is not even positive, can’t handle stress. She just couldn’t excel yet i being a nice partner, i got my family member to be her client, me as her client and even my bff as her client. Who does that if I don’t love her enough to support her and trust her?
We started to argue a month before our break up. She then went on to dating app and all to find new people to talk to as she thinks i am not satisfying her enough. But bear in mind, i was still working my ass off, struggling to help reduce her debt situation so that her licence as advisor won’t be at risk. She has no fixed income so imagine the uncertainties I have to deal with every month from her without any assurance.
So yup, she found someone new to talk to. Even meet up while i was stressing with finance matter for her. And guess what? A week after i satisfy her, she went to sleep with that same person she met up with. Wow! Imagine how painful that is for me. Worse still, she even told me it wasn’t serious as the person she is seeing just ended a relationship a month ago. And of course, she chased me out of her house. And i found out subsequently that the person she is seeing, requested my ex gf not to be intimate with me and faster break up with me. Bear in mind, me and my ex gf haven’t even break up then. Someone she barely knows for a month, she listens. I was still trying to hold on and work things out with her.
My ex gf insisted that the person she is seeing isn’t the reason for our break up and that she wasn’t serious with that person but guess what? They are together now still. That person she is with now knows about her debt situation and told my exgf that she should learn to deal with it herself. Guess what? She came to look for me that i should continue helping her with her debt situation. Really? While she enjoying her rendezvous with that person. Wow, just wow right? I was stupid to even help her for a few weeks after the break up. Apparently, she keeps on eating good food and still go out knowing that her job is at stake and she has no income. Of course, that person she is seeing is paying for the food each time they went out. Worse still, she will ask her daddy for transport money when she goes out to meet friends or meet that person.
Did i mention she has a platonic bff who always pays for her when they go out? She even owes her platonic bff a few thousands dollars for 4-5 yrs and not a single cent has returned. Worse still, her bff will pay for their meals when they go out drink or/and eat over the years.. Do you all believe that this platonic bff of hers purely just treat my exgf as a friend? I dont think so. That guy just couldn’t admit he has feelings for my exgf. They know each other for two yrs and they become bff immediately. Again, wow!
I am glad my life now is much better without her. I am doing so much better on my own without worrying much for others. This is an experience i hope no one should come across. Before investing into a relationship, make sure that he/she is self sufficient, most importantly is make sure you love yourself more before putting your heart into another. Know yourself better and ensure communication is there all the time. Don’t set your expectation on your partner, set it for yourself instead. Don’t jump into another relationship when you haven’t let go or sort things properly from the previous one.
I hope by now, this exgf of mine has started to grow up a little and able to handle things better on her own rather than depending on others or finding easy way out. I wish her and that same person whom she cheated on me with best of luck. And to anyone who spends time reading my experience, please love yourself and don’t get stuck in a relationship that you know is toxic.
A Singaporean woman recently posted on Facebook about how she felt like divorcing her husband as she was not in love with him anymore. She felt this way even though her husband was considered perfect and even respected her decision that she did not want any kids. He even bought a condo in Bukit Timah as his wife wanted it and he had to service the mortgage all alone.
Here is the full story.
If your husband does everything right, is it ever acceptable/ethical to suggest a separation/divorce because I’m not as in love with him as I was when we were dating?
I couldn’t have asked for a better husband. He doesn’t drink, doesn’t party, doesn’t smoke, doesn’t go out with friends, doesn’t swear, doesn’t raise his voice, does all the housework, washes all the dishes after I cook (every time), he’s a handyman (fixes everything himself), he’s ridiculously smart but only shows it when I ask for help, he respects my privacy, respects my space, he remembers my birthday, our anniversaries, plans a year ahead to make reservations or to prepare gifts, he’s a great listener with a keen understanding of the times I need help and the times I just want to complain, he stands up for me in front of his really conservative mother, I didn’t want kids and he did but he convinced himself that he also didn’t, maybe for my sake, he bought a condo in Bukit Timah only because I wanted it and he is servicing the mortgage alone… there is an endless list of things about him that makes him a perfect husband.
The only problem is, I’ve lost the sense of excitement with him and it’s starting to feel like he’s my father. He’s also losing his hair and every day he reminds me of my dad. I’ve suggested that he should get a transplant and I will pay for it but he insists that it’s not that important and I should save the money for other things that I want to buy. He never initiated sex, but I always made sure he had it 2-3 times a week, but lately I just feel a bit grossed out whenever we do it.
I know how this sounds. I sound like a bad person. Our life together is great, but it is also very boring. We go overseas at least twice a year together, but those vacations always feel very bland, and I think it’s primarily because I just don’t love him the way I used to love him anymore. My mom told me that having children would probably solve the problem, but I don’t think I am responsible/patient enough to raise a child as I value my freedom far too much. I also believe it is fundamentally selfish to have children because we are not doing it for them (they don’t yet exist), we’re doing it for our own entertainment.
I am running out of options and I just think it is right for me to leave him. He has done absolutely nothing wrong. But at the same time, I don’t feel happy and I don’t know what to do.